Purpose: To quantify resident well-being, assess the most common stressors
and sources of burnout among residents, and develop cost effective strategies
to improve wellness.
Background: In 2017, the ACGME mandated that residency and
fellowship programs had to demonstrate a commitment to the well-being of the
residents, faculty members, students and all members of the health care team.
Methods: Identifying a cost effective assessment tool
(Well-Being Index) which would link to important wellness resources, national
comparative data, and provide comprehensive reporting to our residency
programs. Analysis of this data and use of focus groups to develop a Resident
Wellness Taskforce.
Results: The Well-Being Index, distributed at the beginning of
the training year, showed 30% of residents who responded had “at risk” scores.
The focus groups then determined the most common stressors at Henry Ford
Hospital, which fell into 4 common categories: work efficiency/support;
workflow/job demands; organizational values/meaning in work; and work-life
balance. These results allowed the Wellness Taskforce to develop strategies,
both personal and institutional, to combat areas of high stress. Cost effective
interventions totaled under $25,000 and included a Wellness Curriculum
and Wellness Rounds. Details will be shared in presentation.
Discussions: Baseline wellness scores and focus groups allowed us to
determine the extent of our residents’ burnout and identify their most common
stressors. This was an important starting point for planning cost effective
interventions and programming geared to improving resident wellness. Future
plans include assessing the Well-Being Index post-intervention to determine the
effect of the taskforce initiatives on resident burnout.
Topics: CREOG & APGO Annual Meeting, 2019, Student, Resident, Faculty, Systems-Based Practice & Improvement, GME, Advocacy,
Vini Chopra,
MD, Henry
Ford Hospital; Lisa MacLean, MD;
David Richardson,
MD; Amanda
Paquet, MD;
Roopina Sangha,
MD, MPH
